One common, but unsubstantiated, explanation is that the soda jerk or pharmacist kept the coffee syrup in one of the polished wooden cabinets behind the counter.
The good old days when you had service minded jerks rather than the unpleasant ones we have today 😄
The good old days when you had service minded jerks rather than the unpleasant ones we have today 😄
I used to work as a Coffee Karen at a Starbucks.
Did you keep demanding to speak to your own manager?
My grandmother was a soda jerk for a time. Also did the switchboard for telephones too!